标题: MBA Admissions Interview Tips and Samples [打印本页] 作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:33 标题: MBA Admissions Interview Tips and Samples
General
Be yourself; allow your personality to shine.
Respond to questions honestly and candidly.
Understand what is asked of you. Feel free to ask for a repeat if you don't clearly understand a question.
Avoid the "smart-aleck" reply or the clever-flip demeanor (you know the effort to be cute, snappy alert, falsely witty).
Do your homework on the school and program.
Be on time. Look nice.
Examine yourself. Know something about the MBA and how it can aid you.作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:34
Specific
Discuss special interests and ask how the school may help you to pursue them. For example, one representative particularly enjoyed talking to a young lady about her interest in fund-raising management.
Ask about faculty research and interests, especially in areas that concern you.
Review with representatives your work background, highlighting the benefits you received from the experiences.
Know something about the MBA degree and what it can do for you. Explore the possibilities of the degree as it relates to what you are seeking.
Inquire about the school's philosophy, approach, and direction. Since management education is young, many schools are still defining and redefining themselves in regard to what they do and how they do it.
Inquire about facilities (library, computer equipment), housing, and campus life. A recent graduate chose a school based on its tremendous computer laboratory.
If financial aid is critical to you, ask about aid sources, its availability, and the name of the person responsible for administering the program.
Describe to the representatives who you are: your strengths, assets, traits needing development.
Discuss your college work, making special reference to those courses/projects that were valuable, exciting, worthwhile, and important to your future.
Be frank about problems — real or perceived — without rationalizing, apologizing, blaming, or excusing. Common problems may include grades, test scores, an inconsistent record, or minimal work experience.作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:34
Sample MBA Interview Questions
A group of applicants have offered the following as questions asked of them when they interviewed for admission to MBA programs:
Discuss your career progression.
Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
Why the MBA? Why now?
Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
Describe your career aspirations?
What would you do if not accepted?
What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
Why are you applying to business school?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:34
Why does this school appeal to you?
What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
Talk about experiences you have had at work.
Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
Discuss yourself.
What contributions would you make to a group?
Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
What is most frustrating at work?
How would co-workers describe you?
Describe a typical work day.
Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
How did you choose your job after college?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:34
What do you do to relieve stress?
It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
How do you define success?
What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
Discuss your career progression.
Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
Why the MBA? Why now?
Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
Describe your career aspirations?
What would you do if not accepted?
What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
Why are you applying to business school?
Why does this school appeal to you?
What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
Talk about experiences you have had at work.作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:35
Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
Discuss yourself.
What contributions would you make to a group?
Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
What is most frustrating at work?
How would co-workers describe you?
Describe a typical work day.
Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
How did you choose your job after college?
What do you do to relieve stress?
Did you receive any feedback about developmental areas and what are you doing to address them
Favorite book / movie
What are you most interested in, in the news ? why ?
Would you continue your extracurricular involvement at HBS ?
How do you motivate people ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:35
Who is hardest to manage ? (in your own team and in general, type of person)
What do you think you will gain from HBS ?
Where else did you apply and why ?
What are the biggest challenge for Europe in the next 10-50 years ?
What do you think of the integration of eastern countries ?
It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
How do you define success?
What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
Why HBS
How have you handled a management difficult experience?
what questions do you have about our school?
give 3 positive character points
give one negative one
when was your integrity challenged
what are your professional goals作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:35
ask me 3 questions
what is your team work philosophy
why a team would want me in one sentence
what 3 adjectives would you use to describe yourself
why did you pick the undergrad school you did
If I had to pick 6 people out of 15 to be on my team, why should I not pick you?
What will you bring to HBS
Do you have any regrets ?
Is there anything you want to add ?
Describe 3 other leadership experience
Why do you want to leave a great job
Describe 3 other failure experience
Give me an example on how you work in team
What is your leadership style
Clarify me your day-essay
you seem to always lead in everything you do, have you ever been a follower?
What do you enjoy doing in your free time
What mistake do you wish you could take back
Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult colleague
How did you decide on your undergraduate degree ? How has it prepared you for your future ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:36
What is your dream job?
Tell me about a time that you were on a team and things didn’t go so well. What did you learn ? what do you wish you had done differently?
If you had to write your own obituary, what are some things you would want it to say?
If there was something in your life that you would want a "do-over" on, what would it be and why?
What concerns do you have about HBS?
What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given and how did you apply it?
If I were to invest in one company in X industry (my specialty), what would it be and why?
What do you think Y company could do better?
Discuss your career progression.
Give examples of how you have demonstrated leadership inside and outside the work environment.
What do you want to do (in regard to business function, industry, location)?
Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
Describe your career aspirations?
What would you do if not accepted?
What are your long- and short-term goals? Why?
Why are you applying to business school?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:36
Why does this school appeal to you?
What is an activity you are involved in? Why is it important to you?
Talk about experiences you have had at work.
Why are you interested in a general MBA program?
Why did you choose your undergraduate major?
Discuss yourself.
What contributions would you make to a group?
Name three words or phrases to describe yourself to others.
What is most frustrating at work?
How would co-workers describe you?
Describe a typical work day.
Have you worked in a team environment? What were your contributions to the effort?
Discuss any experience you have had abroad.
How did you choose your job after college?
What do you do to relieve stress?
It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?
Describe a situation where you brought an idea forward, and it failed.
How do you define success?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:36
What would you do if a team member wasn't pulling his own weight?
Is there anything you would like to ask me/us?
give 3 positive character points
give one negative one
when was your integrity challenged + example
why Kellogg
why an MBA
how have you handled a management difficult experience?
what questions do you have about our school?
What was your major ?
Did you like it ?
Do you think your grades are an accurate reflection of your ability ?
Did you work as an undergrad ?
What are the weaknesses of your file ?
Why is now the right time for you to go to business school ?
What do you feel you will learn in business school that you can not learn by continuing to work ?
What do you think you will add/bring to the HBS community ?
Describe a time when you have affected change in an organization ?
What is a common misconception about you ?
What do you see yourself doing in the long run ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:37
What have you learned from good leaders ?
Talk about a bad manager, why was the manager bad, and what did you do about it ?
Describe what you would do if you had to choose another profession
Describe something you have fixed or would like at work
Tell me more about your typical day
Where do the examples of your typical day come from ?
Describe a situation where people have relied on you, why ?
What is your biggest weakness and what are you doing about it ?
What are your goals short, mid, long
How HBS will help you achieve your goals ?
Who is your hero ?
Talk about a passion of yours, and how it contributes to your leadership skills
How can you show you know a great deal about the school, that you are well prepared for the interview ?
Prepare to any questions on resume
What would you do if not accepted作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:37
What is an activity you are involved in and why is it important to you
What contribution would you make to a group
Name 3 words or phrases to describe yourself to others
3 examples in your job (to understand what you do exactly)
what is most frustrating at work
how would co-workers describe you
what did you learn from your steward experience
describe a situation where you brought an idea forward and it failed
how do you define success
what is your definition of leadership
what would you do if a team member wasn’t pulling his own weight
why did you choose your job
why in the US (for internationals seeking in an MBA in the US)
what countries do you prefer ? why ?
what is the most difficult in managing people
how have you handled a management difficult experience?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:37
Which school did you attend
Why did you choose that one
(regarding a lesser quality school) Don’t you worry that you will be overwhelmed by the quality of students attending our program ?
which factors most influenced your choice
what was your major, why ?
are you glad you chose that school ? what would you change now if you could ?
how many hours each week did you study
which courses did you do best in ?
which courses did you do worst in ?
so your grades reflect your abilities ? If not, why did you not do better ?
In what ways did your education prepare you, or fail to prepare you, for your career to date ?
What did you most enjoy about college ?
What did you least enjoy about college ?
What extracurricular activities did you participate in ? what was your role and contribution for each ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:38
How did you pay for your education ?
How would you describe yourself as a college student ? Is this still true about you ?
How would you describe yourself as a college student ? Is this still true about you ?
Why did you choose this profession
Why did you choose this firm
What are your key responsibilities
What and whom do you manage directly
Describe the financial aspect of your job : budget, revenues, costs, return on assets employed
What are the key technical challenges of your job ? managerial challenges ?
What do you do best/worst in your job ? why ?
How could you improve your performance ? what actions have you taken to make these improvements ?
What have your major successes been ? what financial or other impact have these had ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:38
Did you achieve these on your own ? who else was involved ? how ?
What have you done that best shows your willingness to work hard / take initiative / innovate / exceed expectations ?
How many hours per week do you work ?
What do you like most/least about your position ? why ?
What are the biggest challenges your unit faces ? what are you doing to meet these challenges ?
Where is your industry headed in the next five years ?
Describe a failure on the job
What are you doing to address your failings
What would you change about your job ?
How does your performance compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?
Describe your salary progression to date. How does this compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?
Describe your salary progression to date. How does this compare with that of others at similar levels in the company ?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:38
What is your managerial philosophy ?
What is your managerial style ? what aspect of it do you wish to change ?
What have you done to develop those under you ?
How much do you control those under you ? How much freedom do you give them ? how do you motivate them ?
What do you do best/worst as manager ?
Are you a better leader or follower ?
What would your subordinates say about you as a manager ? why ?
What is your definition of leadership
What do you want to be doing in 5 years’time ? 10 years ? 25 years ?
What do you want to accomplish in life ?
How have your goals changed in recent years ?
Why do you want an MBA ? What do you expect to get from it ?
Which other schools are you applying to ? why ? why so many/few ?
How did you choose these schools ?
Which school is your first choice ? why ?
What if you are not accepted at a top school ?
It's two years after graduation, what three words would your team members use to describe you?作者: tata 时间: 2010-8-20 22:39
Tell me about yourself
What publications do you regularly read ? why ?
What books have you read recently ? what impressed you about that one ?
What have you done to keep yourself current, or to develop your skills, in your field ?
How do you spend your time outside of work
Is your current balance among career, family, friends, and interests the right one for you over the long term ?
What activity do you enjoy the most ? why ?
Who most influenced you when you were growing up ? how ?
Who are your heroes ? why ?
What competitive sports have you participated in ? Did you enjoy them ? are you competitive by nature ?
Is there anything else you would like us to know about you ?
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